#vatican document

[tearsofrefugees]

Welcoming the Refugees and regaining the meaning of fraternity

As noted in the Vatican document Dignitas Infinita: “It is therefore always urgent to remember that ‘every migrant is a human person who, as

[reviewbeats]

‘OMFG the pope is Catholic!’ Don’t miss most absurd Reuters headline ever

‘OMFG the pope is Catholic!’ Don’t miss most absurd Reuters headline ever

http://twitter.com/#!/brodigan/status/422736103204855808

What headline, pray tell?

http://twitter.com/#!/lachlan/status/422735530032250880

No, seriously. That actually happened:

http://twitter.com/#!/EWErickson/status/422734704581017600

Twitter users can’t help but gasp for breath at the utter absurdity. “In a nod to conservatives!” Actual beliefs? No, no. That is crazy talk!

http://twitter.com/#…

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[newsdock]

The former Pope, Benedict XVI, defrocked nearly 400 priests over a two-year period for allegedly raping and molesting children, according to a leaked Vatican document. The statistics for 2011-12 show a dramatic increase over the 171 priests removed in 2008 and 2009, when the Vatican first provided details on the number of priests who have been dismissed. "The document shows that in two years alone, from 2011 to 2012, as 800 new cases of abuse came into the Vatican for review, the Pope actually defrocked 400 priests and the Vatican sent another 400 cases to either be tried by a Church tribunal or to be dealt with administratively," said Rome Acting Bureau Chief and Vatican Correspondent Nicole Winfield. Before 2008, the Vatican had only publicly revealed the number of alleged cases of sexual abuse it had received. Source: Sky News [view]